Variety's Dave McNary attends the world premiere of Summit's third installment in the popular teen vampire series.

12:05 a.m.That's it for me. Goodnight Twi-hards.

12:03 a.m. The whole bar in the middle is an ice sculpture. I remain easily impressed by things like that.

11:59 p.m.Slade says that "Eclipse" succeeds for a simple reason: "it's an unapologetic love story. That's very not part of the zeitgeist but that's why people respond."

11:57 p.m. Director David Slade said he's found himself elevated by the appreciation of the fans. "It's amazing to think of people who waited four nights out here for this," he adds. "They're so nice."

11:44 p.m.Friedman said the decision to split the fourth film into two parts didn't come until a few weeks ago. "We were under a lot of pressure but Patrick and I wanted to be sure that the story worked that way — so we went over it extensively with Melissa Rosenberg (screenwriter on all the films) to make certain."

11:40 p.m. The after-party is a Winter Wonderland with white couches and nature scapes with fake snow.

11:09 p.m. I've now been in the phone retrieval line for half an hour but it hasn't been all bad. The discussions around me are a reminder of how deeply the fans care about these stories and characters.

11:08 p.m. The girl behind me has copy of "Eclipse" book that looks to be signed by virtually every cast member. "To Natalie," several of the inscriptions read. Several people around her are impressed. "I idol you!" one exclaimed.

11:07 p.m.This and the second "Twilight" are the only premieres where I've had to give up my cell phone. Gimme a break Summit. This line will take the better part of an hour to get through.

11:04 p.m. For me, the oddest moment was seeing Anna Kendrick, who I thought was excellent in "Up in the Air," return to her smaller part and deliver a graduation speech.

11:03 p.m.About the film? My impression is that it goes down really easily. I am not a critic, never have been but the screams of satisfaction at this premiere seemed to be longer and louder than at the last one in Westwood. "Eclipse" should be able to do the same kind of business as the first two pics.

11:01 p.m.One thought and one thought alone is going through people's minds as they wait to collect their cell phones: "I should have left two minutes before the credit roll."

10:59 p.m. Movie's done. There's an absolutely massive line to get cell phones back inside Nokia.

8:31 p.m.Here we go!

8:28 p.m. No one, least of all me, is acting even mildly perturbed over the waiting.

8:25 p.m.Rob just came in and provoked more serious screaming. The crowd is 75 percent female.

8:18 p.m. I still think we won't see opening credits til 8:30 at the earliest.

8:17 p.m. They just lowered the lights for the first time, prompting a new round of screaming. Then the lights came back on.

8:15 p.m. They have two big screens inside the Nokia showing the outside scenes and they're playing the soundtrack. Shmoozing galore.

8:12 p.m. Kristen Stewart still signing autographs outside.

8:09 p.m. Let me say how appreciative I am for the free popcorn and soda. The popcorn is served in souvenier cups with Edward, Bella and Jacob on them.

If I had started reading from bottom to top, I would have stopped at the first bit of your bizarre inexplicable catty snark on Stewart. Let me get this straight: thouands of people in attendance, many of them chanting Stewart’s name, taking pics with her, smiling, laughing, etc. — and you start it off with a quote from ‘one guest,’ out front in the sea of people, who ‘notes she has no sense of humor at all.’ I’m sorry, did she fail to tap dance on command? Was the ghost of George Carlin there and she failed to laugh at his jokes? Did anything remotely funny happen that rolled off her back and elicted a non-reaction. Because you’ve got about 4 pics of Stewart that show her having a great time, and smiling. Not that a pic can denote a sense of humor, but really, can ONE person who you run into who doesn’t know her be that much different? Reminds me of what Ryan Seacrest said about Angelina Jolie on a Golden Globe red carpet once; he kept asking her what she fixed her children for breakfast, ignoring the then-Golden Globe nominated Brad Pitt and his nominated film ‘Babel.’ Pitt was standing right next to her, and because she most likely would have preferred something relevant, something not about her, and something NOT lame – she was calm, serene, and a bit on the quiet side. Maybe a very subtle cue to Seacrest to grow a brain, or ask Brad something about his nomination, not whether her kids were potty trained. Apparently, because Jolie failed to guffaw at Seacrest’s sterling wit and inquiries about breakfast cerals, Angie was deemed to not have a sense of humor either according to Richard Pry- I mean, Ryan Seacrest. Look, how about doing a more accurate survey before you slam people in your little ‘column’ based on running into ‘one person,’ with a fcking personal beef. There were about 8000 more who could have given you a different assessment, including her fans, co-stars and (gasp) people that actually KNOW her. Novel concept (journalism), I know.